Tag: Silkroad Case

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Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of convicted Silkroad kingpin Ross Ulbricht, known as “Dread Pirate Roberts”, is currently waging an intense campaign to get his son free from jail for charges she claims are false and only based on sensationalism and emotion. In an exclusive interview posted on YouTube for the world to see, Lyn says that she has new information about Ross’ Silkroad trial which sheds light on how the state conducts itself when investigating and prosecuting people.

Interviewed by Mr. Luke Rukowski, who is the founder of an organization seeking to expose corruption in higher places “WeAreChange.org”, Lyn Ulbricht claims that there are issues with how the Silkroad case was conducted that people need to know about. The information she’s giving is so crucial that at the beginning of the interview Rukowski describes it as “insane”.

She starts by claiming that the government issued a gag order to Reason magazine, when they published details on how people expressed shock with the sentencing of Ross. This is after authorities issued a grand jury subpoena to the administration, demanding them to release private information about Internet users who posted shocking messages about the Silkroad ruling.

Ulbricht also questions New York Senator Charles Schumer’s actions, after calling for the closure of Silkroad and then “strangely” ordering that his son’s Silkroad trial be conducted in New York rather than California where he was initially arrested. The legal prosecutor was Chuck Schumer’s own special counsel for years, and the Silkroad judge was also suggested by the senator himself.

She further notes that the Silkroad judge didn’t allow Ross to defend himself but instead muzzled witnesses, totally refusing to hear their side of the story. Cross examination should have been done on both sides instead of only focusing on the Silkroad founder, particularly given the fact that two corrupt cops were found guilty of stealing money from the Silkroad website. These agents had unwarranted access to the organization’s finances even before the final prosecution was made against Ross Ulbricht, something that is in total disregard of the law since everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Lyn further states that the U.S. government acted in contempt of the court, by allowing their agents to pilferage Silkroad accounts even though Ross had not yet been convicted but only arraigned in court.

According to her own words, the corrupt agents “…had full access to the Silkroad site for almost a year” before trial, therefore trusting evidence solicited from a server which was already tampered with was not fair for the victim. This Silkroad case was overrun by hard feelings and even though she feels terrible “for those parents of people who died from using those drugs”, the courtroom should have relied more on facts and evidence than sentiments.

Ulbricht alleges that they hired a professional forensic pathologist to study the alleged deaths, and after several months of research he concluded that there’s no scientific evidence proving that the victims died from consuming Silkroad drugs, or any other illegal substance for that matter. Moreover, the government relying on digital evidence which could have easily been forged is setting a “very troubling precedent” for future convictions.

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Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online drug bazaar Silkroad was sentenced to life imprisonment last month, signaling the resolve of the government in routing out cyber crimes. However, many people, especially those in the Bitcoin community, do not have any idea as to for what offenses the Silkroad creator was convicted or sentenced.The aim of this article is to provide some information about the sentencing details related to this landmark Silkroad case 1:14-cr-00068-KBF which was adjudicated in the Southern District of New York.

The five crimes for which Silkroad founder Ross Ulbricht was convicted include:

• Abetting and aiding distribution of drugs

• Computer hacking conspiracy

• Continuing criminal enterprise

• Money laundering conspiracy

• Identification documents fraud

The sentencing details are as follows:

The defendant, Silkroad founder Ross Ulbricht, was committed to the United States Bureau of Prisons custody for:

• Life term for abetting and aiding distribution of drugs (count 2) and for

As regards where (in which prison facility) the sentence is to be carried out, Ulbricht seems to have a little bit of flexibility. This is because FCI Petersburg I, a lower security prison in Virginia, has been recommended in case he is not considered to pose any “public safety factor” risk. Otherwise, the Silkroad founder would have to serve his sentence in USP Tucson, Arizona, or USP Coleman II, Florida, (second choice). Though the terms of a “supervised release” are included in the sentence, they are not important in view of the fact that two life sentences have been served to him.

The financial penalty applicable to Silkroad creator Ross Ulbricht has been spelled out from page 7 onwards. A lump sum amount of $500 is to be paid immediately to the court clerk. The government believes that he has stashed away a large amount of money and the judge has ordered forfeiture to the tune of $184 million on page 8.

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A new plain text document containing 122 pages of Mr. Ulbricht’s Silkroad case was released to the courts. In relation to these new developments, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is currently pleading to Judge Katherine Forrest that corrupt Baltimore investigations which were used to prosecute Ross are unreliable, since those mandated with conducting preliminary investigations displayed corrupt behavior throughout the process. The Silkroad hearing was previously halted due to ongoing inquiries on Carl Mark Force (IV), but this document is likely to bring all attention back to the original case.

The pages mainly represent information pertaining to crooked agents. These documents were only unsealed for public scrutiny after the Silkroad agents were arrested, they would be presented in court at a later date to answer the charges that have been brought against them.

According to authorities in the judiciary, SA Force is currently being probed by the USAO-San Francisco for alleged misconduct as a DEA undercover agent in the darknet market Silkroad investigation. Usually, when detectives tamper with evidence even in a small way, then doubt would be cast over the entire process used to bring charges forward.

Whether this suspicion is liable or not shall be determined by a jury before Ulbricht’s trial is relooked again, lawyers have hinted that the accused can use this opportunity to seek a much lighter sentence than what he’s currently facing. All along, prosecutors have been painting the Silkroad founder as a dangerous murder-for-hire drug kingpin. But the defense is confident that these Silkroad charges have been framed up and are a far cry from the truth, something they hope would soon be revealed in the dossier that has just been submitted to judges concerned. The extract is comprehensive and mentions specific conversations between the agents, including how they colluded to set up Mr. Ulbricht right from the start. However, there’s still much more information yet to be disclosed about the Silkroad case.

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